KRT KidNews 08/05 Did you know that a teenager named Philo Farnsworth invented TV? Or that paleontologist Mary Anning was a young girl when she discovered fossils from the Jurassic period? In “The Kid Who Named Pluto” (Chronicle Books, $15.95, ages 9 to 12), author Marc McCutcheon tells of nine kids whose ideas led them to pivotal discoveries. Readers learn about the youngster whose 1890s childhood dream inspired space travel, and a fourth-grader in the 1990s who chal- lenged expert findings on energy fields. Line drawings and black-and-white photos add to the book’s appeal. — Jean Nash Johnson ALL ABOUT OWLS It’s true, you’ll get a very real piece of gen- uine owl puke with purchase of the book “Owl Puke” by Jane Hammerslough (Workman Publishing, $13.95, ages 8 to 12). Learn all about owls, from what they eat to how they see. The puke, a small pellet wrapped in foil, contains bones of the animals owls have eaten. Owls swallow their food whole, and the indi- gestible parts, including feathers, fur and skeletons, are formed into a pellet that the owl regurgitates. The book explains how to dissect your pellet using the plastic sorting tray provided. — Nancy Churnin Copyright 2004 Chicago Tribune. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Kid fights to save space telescope When 11-year-old space fan Kari Stausmire learned that the Hubble telescope is expected to stop working in 2007 — and that a new telescope probably will not launch until 2011 — she wanted to do something. Kari, a fifth-grad- er in Oregon, Ohio, read the news in Time For Kids magazine. HELPING HUBBLE Why was she so interested in saving Hubble? “Hubble helps give us a different outlook on space,” she said. “It helps us see stuff that we can’t see with our eyes.” Kari visited the Hubble Web site and wrote an e-mail to NASA saying she wanted to raise money to keep the telescope run- ning. Then she spread the word. A local businessman donated $1,000 to the cause. Kari also received donations from other students at her school. “The kids brought in their pennies, nickels and dimes,” said Terri Hook, Kari’s teacher. In the end, Kari raised $1,400. Meanwhile, NBC News caught wind of Kari’s e-mail. In April, Kari, her teacher and another stu- dent appeared on “Today.” “It was very exciting,” Kari said. FUND-RAISING SUCCESS So what happened to the money she raised? As it turns out, NASA does not need monetary dona- tions. It has enough money to keep Hubble run- ning, but feels it is not safe to send astronauts to maintain it. So, NASA asked Kari to redirect the money she raised to her town’s new local Challenger Learning Center. In June, Kari presented the check to Commander Julie Muffler and Flight Commander Reed Steele of the Challenger Learning Center. The money will go toward the purchase of a new telescope for students to use during visits to the center. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED As for Hubble, Kari has accomplished her mis- sion to raise awareness about its plight. “It was one idea that became a huge ripple,” she said. A Web site dedicated to her efforts, www.savingth- ehubble.com, has been set up, and more and more people have shown support for Hubble. “I’m very proud of the fact that Kari took some initiative,” Hook said. “She kept up on current events and took it another step!” Kari’s story is proof that one kid can make a difference. All it takes is some hard work and ded- ication! — Jennifer Marino ● International Left Handers Day is Aug. 13. ● Ten percent to 13 percent of people are left-handed. ● The official handshakes for both the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are done with the left hand. ● Kermit the Frog is left-handed. — World Almanac for Kids © 2004 Time Inc. All Rights Reserved. TIME FOR KIDS and Timeforkids.com are registered trademarks of Time Inc. DEAR AMERICAN GIRL: I really like sports. My best friend hates them. When I play sports, she seems to feel left out. Should I give up something I love to let my best friend feel comfortable? — Confused ■ Your special talents are what make you interesting and unique. You wouldn’t ask your best friend to give up her violin lessons, would you? So don’t give up sports just because your friend doesn’t love them too. Tell her how much you enjoy spending time with her when you don’t have sports practice or a match. And the next time you have a big game, try inviting her to come along and cheer your team on. DEAR AMERICAN GIRL: I’m online all the time! The bad thing is, I’m losing interest in so many other things. How do I stop?! — Computer Nerd ■ Your online smarts will help you in school and someday in your career. But you’re wise to realize that you’re too plugged in. Try this: Decide on a reasonable amount of computer time each day. To make sure that you stop on time, make plans with a friend to shoot baskets, go skating or explore your neigh- borhood. Stay busy and on the move, and it’ll be easier to stay offline. Visit americangirl.com to get or give advice. © 2004 American Girl, LLC. All rights reserved. Friends don’t share love of sports Try this cool experi- ment to discover the clensing effects of soap. MATERIALS ● Jar ● Water ● Oil ● Dishwashing liquid DIRECTIONS 1. Put some cooking oil and some water in a jar, then secure the lid tightly. 2. Shake the jar, and notice how the water and oil stay separated. 3. Now put a few drops of dishwashing liquid into the jar, and secure the lid again. 4. Shake the jar once again, and notice how a cloudy mixture has been created. WHY? The dish- washing liquid breaks up the oil into smaller drops, which just float in the water, creating the cloudy mixture. When clean- ing, soap allows oil and grime to be washed away better! — Funology.com MARTHA THIERRY/ KRT Gently touch the paper to the bubbles and then lift to see your print, repeating until the paper is sufficiently covered. Blow more bubbles as needed. For a different effect, try printing one color over another. Soap bubble prints Normally, blowing bubbles with a drinking straw is taboo for kids. Not this time! In fact, that’s half the thrill of making these marbleized prints. The bubbles will pop as they touch the paper, leaving a unique print every time — From the editors of FamilyFun Magazine Set out your paper (try copier paper or light-colored construction paper) and several plastic drink- ing straws. For younger children, a parent should pierce a small hole halfway up the straw with a pin; this will help prevent accidental swallowing of the paint. Big discoveries 3 5 Now for the fun. With one end of the straw submerged in the bubble solution, blow until bubbles mound up in the container. The best time to take a print is just as the bubbles begin to overflow. 4 Cover your work surface with a thick layer of news- paper or a plastic tablecloth. 1 Gather several shallow disposable containers, such as aluminum pie tins. In each, blend 1 cup of store- bought or homemade bubble solu- tion with 1 / 2 cup of tempera paint. (To make your own bubble solu- tion, mix 3 cups of water, 1 cup of dish soap and 1 / 4 cup of corn syrup.) 2 “Time is fun when you’re having flies!” — Kermit the Frog COURTESY OF NASA The Hubble telescope
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KRT KidNews 08/05
Did you know that ateenager named PhiloFarnsworth invented TV?Or that paleontologistMary Anning was a
young girl when she discovered fossilsfrom the Jurassic period?
In “The Kid Who Named Pluto”(Chronicle Books, $15.95, ages 9 to 12),author Marc McCutcheon tells of nine kidswhose ideas led them to pivotal discoveries.
Readers learn about the youngster whose1890s childhood dream inspired space travel,and a fourth-grader in the 1990s who chal-lenged expert findings on energy fields.
Line drawings and black-and-white photosadd to the book’s appeal. — Jean Nash Johnson
ALL ABOUT OWLSIt’s true, you’ll get a very real piece of gen-
uine owl puke with purchase of the book “OwlPuke” by Jane Hammerslough (WorkmanPublishing, $13.95, ages 8 to 12). Learn allabout owls, from what they eat to how they see.
The puke, a small pellet wrapped in foil,contains bones of the animals owls have eaten.Owls swallow their food whole, and the indi-
gestible parts, includingfeathers, fur and skeletons,are formed into a pelletthat the owl regurgitates.The book explains how todissect your pellet usingthe plastic sorting trayprovided. — Nancy Churnin
Copyright 2004 Chicago Tribune. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune
Kid fights to savespace telescopeWhen 11-year-old space
fan Kari Stausmire learnedthat the Hubble telescope isexpected to stop working in 2007 — and that anew telescope probably will not launch until 2011— she wanted to do something. Kari, a fifth-grad-er in Oregon, Ohio, read the news in Time ForKids magazine.
HELPING HUBBLEWhy was she so interested in saving Hubble?
“Hubble helps give us a different outlook onspace,” she said. “It helps us see stuff that wecan’t see with our eyes.” Kari visited the HubbleWeb site and wrote an e-mail to NASA saying shewanted to raise money to keep the telescope run-ning. Then she spread the word.
A local businessman donated $1,000 to thecause. Kari also received donations from otherstudents at her school. “The kids brought in theirpennies, nickels and dimes,” said Terri Hook,Kari’s teacher. In the end, Kari raised $1,400.
Meanwhile, NBC News caught wind of Kari’se-mail. In April, Kari, her teacher and another stu-dent appeared on “Today.” “It was very exciting,”Kari said.
FUND-RAISING SUCCESSSo what happened to the money she raised? As
it turns out, NASA does not need monetary dona-tions. It has enough money to keep Hubble run-ning, but feels it is not safe to send astronauts tomaintain it. So, NASA asked Kari to redirect themoney she raised to her town’s new localChallenger Learning Center.
In June, Kari presented the check toCommander Julie Muffler and Flight CommanderReed Steele of the Challenger Learning Center.The money will go toward the purchase of a newtelescope for students to use during visits to thecenter.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHEDAs for Hubble, Kari has accomplished her mis-
sion to raise awareness about its plight. “It wasone idea that became a huge ripple,” she said. AWeb site dedicated to her efforts, www.savingth-ehubble.com, has been set up, and more andmore people have shown support for Hubble.
“I’m very proud of the fact that Kari took someinitiative,” Hook said. “She kept up on currentevents and took it another step!”
Kari’s story is proof that one kid can make adifference. All it takes is some hard work and ded-ication!
— Jennifer Marino
● International Left Handers Day is Aug. 13.● Ten percent to 13 percent of people are left-handed.● The official handshakes for both the Boy Scouts
and Girl Scouts are done with the left hand.● Kermit the Frog is left-handed.
— World Almanac for Kids
© 2004 Time Inc. All Rights Reserved.TIME FOR KIDS and Timeforkids.com are registered trademarks of Time Inc.
DEAR AMERICAN GIRL: I really like sports.My best friend hates them. When I play sports,
she seems to feel left out.Should I give up something Ilove to let my best friend feelcomfortable? — Confused
■ Your special talents arewhat make you interesting and unique. Youwouldn’t ask your best friendto give up her violin lessons,would you? So don’t give upsports just because yourfriend doesn’t love them too. Tell her howmuch you enjoy spending time with her whenyou don’t have sports practice or a match. Andthe next time you have a big game, try invitingher to come along and cheer your team on.
DEAR AMERICAN GIRL: I’m online all thetime! The bad thing is, I’m losing interest inso many other things. How do I stop?!
— Computer Nerd
■ Your online smarts will help you inschool and someday in your career. Butyou’re wise to realize that you’re tooplugged in. Try this: Decide on a reasonable
amount of computer timeeach day. To make sure thatyou stop on time, makeplans with a friend to shoot
baskets, go skating or explore your neigh-borhood. Stay busy and on the move, andit’ll be easier to stay offline.Visit americangirl.com to get or give advice.
© 2004 American Girl, LLC. All rights reserved.
Friends don’t share love of sports
Try this cool experi-ment to discover theclensing effects of soap.
MATERIALS● Jar● Water● Oil● Dishwashing liquid
DIRECTIONS1. Put some cooking oiland some water in a jar,then secure the lid tightly.
2. Shake the jar, andnotice how the waterand oil stay separated.
3. Now put a few dropsof dishwashing liquidinto the jar, and securethe lid again.
4. Shake the jar onceagain, and notice how acloudy mixture has beencreated.
WHY?The dish-
washing liquidbreaks up the oilinto smallerdrops, which justfloat in the water,creating the cloudymixture. When clean-ing, soap allows oil andgrime to be washedaway better!
— Funology.com
MARTHA TH IERRY/
KRT
Gentlytouch the paper
to the bubbles and then lift to see your print,repeating until the paper issufficiently covered. Blowmore bubbles as needed. For a different effect, try
printing one colorover another.
Soapbubble prints
Normally, blowing bubbles with adrinking straw is taboo for kids. Not this time! In fact, that’s half
the thrill of making these marbleized prints.
The bubbles will pop as they touch the paper, leaving a unique
print every time— From the editors of FamilyFun
Magazine
Setout your paper
(try copier paper or light-colored construction
paper) and several plastic drink-ing straws. For younger children,
a parent should pierce a smallhole halfway up the straw with
a pin; this will help preventaccidental swallowing of
the paint.
Big discoveries
3
5
Nowfor the fun.
With one end of thestraw submerged in the
bubble solution, blow untilbubbles mound up in the
container. The best time totake a print is just as the
bubbles begin tooverflow.
4
Coveryour work
surface with athick layer of news-
paper or a plastictablecloth.
1
Gatherseveral shallow
disposable containers,such as aluminum pie tins. In
each, blend 1 cup of store-bought or homemade bubble solu-tion with 1/2 cup of tempera paint.(To make your own bubble solu-
tion, mix 3 cups of water, 1cup of dish soap and 1/4
cup of corn syrup.)
2
“Time is fun when you’re having
flies!”— Kermit the Frog
COURTESY OF NASA
The Hubble telescope
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